63 h. ago BBC Traitors star shares touching story behind iconic glasses

Cyber security consultant Stephen, originally from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland has revealed the sentimental story behind his iconic specs

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4 d. ago Netflix announces release date for film based on 'triumphant' book with two

The bestselling novel adaptation is coming to Netflix this May and features a star-studded cast

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4 d. ago ‘It felt like she was asking me to save her’: the film based on a five

The Voice of Hind Rajab has stunned audiences with its use of the real-life audio of a girl’s call for help after her family’s car was attacked by an Israeli tank in Gaza. Its director explains why she had to tell Hind’s tragic storyWhen Kaouther Ben Hania heard Hind Rajab’s voice for the first time, she was in Los Angeles airport scrolling through social media. The five-year-old’s cry for help cut through the clamour around her. This was in February 2024 and Hind had already been dead for at least a week, left to bleed out among the corpses of six of her relatives after their car was targeted by an Israeli tank, leaving it with 335 bullet holes, according to the Forensic Architecture research group.More than 20,000 Palestinian children were killed in two years of Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to UN estimates. Another 82 have been killed since 10 October when a ceasefire was declared and then routinely breached. The pictures of the dead have often been published online, inc...

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5 d. ago BBC The Traitors' Ross breaks silence on show connection with 'whole story'

BBC The Traitors star Ross has broken his silence about his friendship with another player.

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5 d. ago BBC The Traitors star Ross exposes 'whole story' on secret show connection

The Traitors star Ross has taken to TikTok with an explanation after it was revealed that he knew co-star Netty before filming the BBC show

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5 d. ago Putin as a Russian James Bond? Jude Law’s Vladimir film seems to have swallowed Kremlin myths | Natasha Kiseleva

In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law plays Russia’s president as a cool, reluctant leader, a strategist who got the job because he was young, athletic and a spy. This is a creation far removed from the man himselfLast year, speaking at the Venice film festival premiere of The Wizard of the Kremlin, based on a book about the rise of Vladimir Putin, actor Jude Law said he “didn’t fear any repercussions” over his portrayal of the Russian president. Law may be right, but not for the reason he thinks he is. The film aligns so closely with the mythologised version promoted by the Russian media that, domestically, it reads as a compliment rather than an affront.The Kremlin and Russia’s pop-culture machine have long collaborated to craft a made-to-measure version of Putin that is far removed from the man himself: a political superhero without age or mistakes, a perfectly calculated strategist, a former spy reframed as a Russian James Bond who always knows more than he reveals. Continue re...

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5 d. ago 'Absolutely perfect' film with The Night Manager icon is now streaming

An "emotional throat punch of a film" based on Stephen King's novella is now ready to watch.

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6 d. ago 'Outstanding' film tells horrifying true story of Elvis Presley's marriage on BBC tonight

Sofia Coppola's acclaimed film explores the isolation and loneliness

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6 d. ago Is Netflix's Haq based on a true story? The Shah Bano case explained

The Bollywood courtroom drama streaming now on Netflix explores a landmark Indian legal case

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6 d. ago 'One of best movies ever' based on beloved series streaming free before sequel

Fans say it is the best video game movies and can't wait for the follow up

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast guest breaks down in tears as presenter shares sad update

Dawn from Crosby Wombles became emotional on BBC Breakfast as presenter Jayne McCubbin shared her story of loss and community support after her husband's death

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8 d. ago BBC viewers left divided as prison drama based on 'heartbreaking' true story premieres

Waiting for the Out follows a man who teaches philosophy to prison inmates

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8 d. ago BBC Breakfast host announce tragic news as tributes flood in

BBC Breakfast reported on a heartbreaking news story this morning with a survivor sharing his "terrifying" story.

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8 d. ago BBC Breakfast airs emotional update as survivor describes 'terrifying' fire

BBC Breakfast shared a tragic story this morning with tributes flooding in for the victims and survivors.

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1 week ago 'Heartfelt' war film based on unbelievable true story on BBC tonight

The film tells the true story of one of the most daring missions carried out during World War Two

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1 week ago BRIAN VINER reviews Song Sung Blue: This Neil Diamond tribute act fails to hit high notes

BRIAN VINER: Craig Brewer's film is based on a true story about a Mid-western husband-and-wife Neil Diamond 'tribute' act, impressively played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

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1 week ago Is The Night Manager Season 2 based on a true story? Truth behind BBC show's return

The second season of The Night Manager premieres on BBC One tonight

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1 week ago Doomed lovers, high heels and The Odyssey: films to get excited about in 2026

Margot Robbie busts her corset in Wuthering Heights, the Devil Wears Prada sequel goes fashionably to war, and Christopher Nolan brings us a Greek epic. Plus much more in our pick of the best films coming to UK cinemas this year• More from the 2026 culture previewJessie Buckley may need to hire a carpenter for the silverware-cabinet she is expected to need for her hugely admired performance in the film based on the Maggie O’Farrell novel. She plays Anne (or Agnes) Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, grieving the terrible loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, in 1596, which the story imagines to be a spur to the creation of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Paul Mescal plays Shakespeare and Emily Watson his mother, Mary. • 9 January. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Legendary' war film based on 'unimaginable' true story is a must

The film, starring Benjamin Bratt and James Franco, tells the true story of the 1945 Cabanatuan rescue mission

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1 week ago 'Epic' war hailed 'classic' and based on true story on BBC tonight

The film has become a cult classic and is deemed a must-see war film

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